Ep 96: Computational Universality: Yaron Brook vs Sam Harris response
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The Laws of Physics Are Universal Apply Everywhere
The laws of physics are universal apply everywhere and at all times that does not mean you can explain why the second world war happened. There is actually a specific law of physics in the form of this Turing Deutsch church principle that says that every physical system that exists including human brains must be able to be simulated by a computer. The best explanation of what is happening is not the laws of physics it's namely things at the higher emergent levelYou need to have both of them to have a coherent view of reality so two things can be true simultaneously for example something violating natural laws didn't happen during the Second World War.
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